"backward induction" meaning in English

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        "The process of reasoning backwards in time, from the end of a problem or situation, to determine a sequence of optimal actions."
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        "(game theory) The process of reasoning backwards in time, from the end of a problem or situation, to determine a sequence of optimal actions."
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        "(game theory) The process of reasoning backwards in time, from the end of a problem or situation, to determine a sequence of optimal actions."
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